NANOTECHNOLOGY AND NANOMEDICINE-HEIGH–HO:THE AGE OF DWARFS

It's a small wonder. Yes, nanotechnology is already touching our lives for better. The recent progress in the field of medicine has been phenomenal. None could have ever imagined that the Nanotechnology would have such a promising and extensive application in medical sciences. Right from developing newer therapeutics and imaging techniques to targeted drug delivery you can name it all. Nanotechnology science is still in its nascent stage with a long way to go. A nanometer is a billionth of a meter. Manipulation of matter on a very small scale is Nanotechnology and its utilization in medicine is Nanomedicine. In fact in recent times no other branch has seen the amalgation of such varied disciplines including physicists, chemists, engineers and biologists. Nanotechnology is still a very nascent science. It needs to grow and as its grows its true virtues and vices would come to fore. At the most now we can say that it has a very promising future. The genesis of nanotechnology can be traced to the promise of revolutionary advances across medicine, communications, genomics and robotics. Anu Chandra, Mrinal Ranjan Srivastava*, Jyoti Ranjan Prasad**, Sarita Choudhary , Sharique Ahmad Department Of Biochemistry, Department Of Community Medicine* Department Of Pathology Era’s Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Sarfarazganj Lucknow, U.P., India-226003 Department Of Pathology**, Department Of Anatomy Patliputra Medical College Dhanbad, Jharkhand-826001 ERA’S JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH NANOTECHNOLOGY AND NANOMEDICINE-HEIGH–HO:THE AGE OF DWARFS VOL.5 NO.1 Review Article Page: 38 ERA’S JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, VOL.5 NO.1